vo bhi gunge bane rahe ham bhi — Zareef Lakhnavi

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member aur voter kaa kuchh meaar honaa chaahiye

hamein batlaa na dein aashiq jo hain ru-e-kitaabi par
sabaq hai kyaa koi maashuq jis ko yaad karte hain

ilm mein jhingur se baDh kar kaamraan koi nahin
chaaT jaataa hai kitaabein imtihaan koi nahin

chaae mein Daal kar ushshaaq use pi jaate
dar-haqiqat lab-e-maashuq jo shakkar hotaa

vahshat mein har ik naqsha ulTaa nazar aataa hai
majnun nazar aati hai lailaa nazar aataa hai

'zarif' ab faaeda kyaa shaairon ko sardi khaane se
ghazal ham paDh chuke ghar jaaein kyuun be-kaar baiThe hain